Höfingen Castle

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Höfingen Castle, view from the southwest

Castle Höfingen is in the 16th century on the ruins of a medieval castle resulting palace complex in Höfingen , a district of Leonberg in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg .

description

The castle is located south of the old town of Höfingen am Glemstal . The castle is a three-storey building on the north side with two massive basement floors and a half-timbered upper floor , the south side is completely solid. In addition, on the south side on the second floor there is a terrace with a crenellated parapet and a southern turret. There is a gable roof over the three floors , which is decorated at the southern end by a stepped gable . On the courtyard side there is a stone stair tower with a spiral staircase .

history

In 1140, a noble family, the Truchsessen von Höfingen , was mentioned for the first time in Höfingen , who also built a castle at the site of today's palace at this time. Unfortunately, little is known about the appearance of the castle. However, the castle was destroyed by Count Eberhard dem Mild as part of the Schlegler War in 1395 , as Johann Truchseß von Höfingen was one of the leaders of the Schleglerbund. In 1582, today's castle was built on the remains of the castle wall and the medieval moat on the north side of the building was filled in. After the family of the Truchessen von Höfingen died out in 1711, the castle came into the possession of the Württemberg general von Mützschefahl . In 1826 the castle went to the Barons Varnbuler von und zu Hemmingen. In the 19th century, the castle was supplemented by the central part with a terrace and the watchtower. Today there is a hotel and restaurant in the castle.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Höfingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dagmar Zimdars [edit.]: Georg Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments. Baden-Württemberg I. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin and Munich 1993, ISBN 3-422-03024-7 , p. 364.
  2. ^ Höfinger Heimatverein [Hrsg.]: Höfinger Heimatbuch. Self-published, Höfingen 1986, p. 76f.
  3. ^ A b Julius Fekete: Art and cultural monuments in the district of Böblingen. Theiss, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-8062-1969-9 , p. 189.
  4. ↑ Description of the Oberamt Leonberg. Issued by the Royal Statistical-Topographical Bureau; Unchanged reprint of the edition from 1855, Bissinger, Magstadt 1972, p. 170.
  5. ↑ Description of the Oberamt Leonberg. Published by the Württemberg State Statistical Office, 2nd edition, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1930, p. 850.
  6. ^ Website of the Schlosshotel Höfingen . Accessed July 27, 2017.

Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 56.5 ″  N , 9 ° 1 ′ 0.5 ″  E